Appare-Ranman!, an original anime project from P.A. Works, has released info and visuals for the main cast! Hanae Natsuki will play one of the show’s two central characters: Sorano Appare, a self-taught genius mechanic who can bring any machine to life, but isn’t so great with handling people. Yamashita Seiichirou will voice the other, a

Popular anime My Hero Academia will receive a new opening and ending theme song for the second half of Season 4! Rock band Kana-Boon will perform opening theme “Star Marker”, while Ryokuoushoku Shakai will perform ending track “Shout Baby”. Both will be introduced into the anime with the beginning of the School Festival arc on

The Granblue Fantasy anime will be back on Mar. 27 with a special episode named Extra 1: Mou Hitotsu no Tabiji on Mar 27! Inspired by the popular game of the same name, Season 1 of Granblue Fantasy aired from Apr. 2017, and continued with Season 2 in Oct. 2019. The series follows a young

Media franchise The iDOLM@STER is getting a new console game! While details are yet to be announced, a trailer celebrating the franchise’s upcoming 15th anniversary has been released. Fans will be able to hear more about the game’s release during a presentation on Jan. 20, featuring series producer Sakagami Youzou, producer Kutaragi Hayato, and other

Mega Hobby Expo was welcomed into Akihabara UDX Akiba_Square for the second time this year on Nov. 30, with event host MegaHouse bringing tons of quality figures from its own upcoming lineups, plus other leading figure manufacturers like Kotobukiya, Aniplex, Alter, and more. Fan favorites and new faces alike were represented across the huge selection

Like figures? Like free experiences? Well, WonHobby Gallery 2019 Autumn was definitely the place to be on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, gathering figures from iconic series like Nendoroid and figma from industry giants like Good Smile Company, Max Factory, and more. While entry itself cost absolutely nothing, a ticket to Tokyo is definitely a

The Promised Neverland live action movie will open in Japanese cinemas on Dec. 18, 2020! Originally a manga by Shirai Kaiu and Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland follows orphans Emma and Norman, who live a happy life with 36 other children at Grace Field House. One day, they discover a terrible secret after venturing somewhere

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the seventh and latest installment in the popular card game franchise, is set to air in Apr. 2020! Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens marks the iconic franchise’s 20th anniversary. For the first time, it will feature an elementary school student as the protagonist, as well as “Rush Duel”, a new duelling mechanism. The series will be

Science fiction anime World Trigger will be back for a new season! Inspired by Ashihara Daisuke’s manga, World Trigger is set in a world where humanity battles otherworldly invaders knowns as “Neighbours”. Four years after mysterious agency Border helps Mikado’s people to defend themselves against the threat, daily life is largely back to normal. Then,

Popular franchise Gintama’s new anime movie will be heading back to the big screen in 2021! It’s been confirmed that Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura will appear in the movie, played by their original voice actors. The new teaser visual features the trio in director’s chairs. Set in an alternate Edo period where aliens

2D graphics creators of all levels gathered to share their passion and expertise at Bellesalle Kanda on Nov. 25 for Alive 2019, an event held by Live2D. Based in Tokyo, Live2D is the developer of an exciting animation technique which allows the animator to generate 2D graphics through layered parts without the need to animate

SSSS.Gridman’s Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions are set to collaborate once again on an anime project to be titled SSSS.Dynazenon! SSSS.Gridman is a mecha anime that ran from Oct. to Dec. 2018, following amnesiac high school student Hibiki Yuta. After a vision of Hyper Agent Gridman and a kaiju incident at school, Yuta merges with Gridman

Following in the footsteps of the Love Live! franchise’s μ’s and Aqours, Nijigasaki High School Idol Club is getting a TV anime! Although details on the broadcast date and story have not yet been released, a teaser visual was revealed along with character visuals of all nine members. Nijigasaki High School Idol Club was first

Season 3 of popular anime A Certain Scientific Railgun has released a full length trailer ahead of its Jan. 10 air date! Titled A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the upcoming season will adapt the Daihasei Festival arc of the original light novels. During the annual festival, a part of Academy City will be not only

Haikyuu!! Season 4 has released a new trailer ahead of its Jan. 10 premiere! Titled Haikyuu!! To the Top, Season 4 focuses on Kageyama as he attends the All-Japan Youth Training Camp alongside two new characters: Hoshiumi Kourai of Kamomedai High and Miya Atsumu of Inarizaki High, played by Hanae Natsuki and Miyano Mamoru respectively.

Popular fantasy anime Dr. Stone will be back for Season 2! A short teaser video was released as part of the announcement. Although the release date has not been revealed, it’s already confirmed that the new season will tell the story of the Stone Wars, where Senku, Chrome and Gen will have to rely on

Psycho-Pass will be heading back to the big screen next spring with a movie titled Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector! First broadcast as an original TV anime by Production I.G., the first season of the TV anime came in 2012, with Season 2 following in 2014, and a movie in 2015. A movie trilogy titled Sinners

Upcoming anime BNA has announced its key casting and story along with its second key visual! Tanuki person Kagemori Michiru will be played by Morohoshi Sumire, wolf person Ogami Shirou by Hosoya Yoshimasa, aspiring idol Hiwatashi Nazuna by Naganawa Maria, and youthful CEO Alan Sylvasta by Ishikawa Kaitou. An original anime by Studio Trigger, BNA

The TV anime adaptation of popular A3! smartphone game has released its main trailer for the first half of Season 1, Season Spring! As well as introducing protagonist Izumi and the once great Mankai Company’s new recruits, the trailer features opening theme song “Act! Addict! Actors!” for the first time. First released in 2017, A3!

The live action TV drama adaptation of Afro’s slice-of-life manga Laid-Back Camp has released a series of new publicity shots featuring the main characters. Previously adapted as an TV anime, the series follows a group of high school girls in Yamanashi who enjoy going camping. The story begins when “solo camper” Rin runs into Nadeshiko

Prize Fair kicked off the Tokyo edition of its 58th event on Nov. 6, showcasing exciting lineups of prize figures, plushies and more set for release between April and June next year. Among the major manufacturers featured, BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.(BANPRESTO) brought to the table plenty of quality prizes showing their characteristic touches. As usual,

Detective Conan’s 24th movie has officially confirmed its title as Hiiro no Dangan ( The Scarlet Bullet ), plus its premiere date of Apr. 17! Set at the world’s biggest sports festival, it will feature FBI agent Akai Shuichi, who also appeared in the 20th movie, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare. The movie has also

The crowdfunding campaign for a new OVA adapting Key’s visual novel Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet has achieved its crowdfunding goal of 30 million yen! Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the original game was released on Nov. 29, 2014. An original net animation of the same name and an anime movie titled

Maeda Jun, the creator behind iconic works like Air, Clannad, Little Busters, and Angel Beats!, has announced his first new game in 13 years, titled Heaven Burns Red! Produced by Key and WFS, it will be released for iOS and Android in 2020. Yuugen is handling character design based on Na-ga, Humuyun, and Maroyaka’s original

Obsolete, a YouTube Original anime created by Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Psycho-Pass ‘s Urobuchi Gen, has confirmed that it will begin streaming via the service on Dec. 3. It was also announced that prominent American artist Skrillex and Dutch musician Nik Roos will perform the opening theme, “obsolete”, with Japanese unit Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund

Music anime Show By Rock!! will be returning with a new TV anime on Jan. 9! The new series will revolve around band Mashumairesh!! and star Tono Hikaru as Howan, Natsuyoshi Yuko as Mashima Himeko, Watada Misaki as Delmin, and Yamane Aya as Ruhuyu. Kinema Citrus will produce with Polygon Pictures handling the 3D animation.

Popular diving manga Grand Blue will be heading to the big screen next summer with a live action movie directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu! Originally written by Inoue Kenji with illustrations by Yoshioka Kimitake, the series follows college student Kitahara Iori, as he relocates to Izu Peninsula and begins staying above Grand Blue, his uncle’s diving

Bad Ass Temple, the Nagoya Division unit of rap project Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-, is set to release its debut CD at the end of the month. Ahead of that, however, a music video has been released for for the disc’s title track, “Bad Ass Temple Funky Sounds”! The track is a collaboration with

Upcoming fantasy anime Somali and the Forest Spirit has released a new trailer and key visual along with additional cast announcements! As well as adding scenes to the previous trailer, the new one features the voices of newly confirmed cast members: Shibata Rie (an actress making her TV anime debut) as Rosa, Hayami Show as

Shojo manga magazine Nakayosi is celebrating its 65th anniversary with an exhibition at Tokyo Yayoi Museum running from Oct. 4 to Dec. 25, 2019. TOM was given the opportunity to visit as part of a special press viewing, and we’ve put together a brief photo report to show you around the exhibition space. ※Color originals